…Many of USDA’s voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs are crucial to promoting the wise and responsible use of natural resources in this country. “Without USDA conservation programs, America’s farmers, ranchers, and…
Farmers, Ranchers Ask Congress to Strengthen Safety Net
…full-fledged financial crisis in rural America, a good many farmers and ranchers are not going to be able to cash-flow in 2017,” the groups wrote. “With USDA projecting continued low…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico have asked for a temporary suspension of grazing restrictions for farmers and ranchers. In a letter to acting Agriculture Secretary Mike Young, governors from…
A Farm Bill for Our Future
…ranchers. We need people to choose farming and ranching. The current Farm Bill has helped by providing: $100 million for the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program to offer and…
Texas, Kansas Suspend Trucking Restrictions for Wildfire Relief
The Governors of Kansas and Texas suspended trucking restrictions over the weekend for trucks hauling hay and supplies to wildfire affected areas. Ranchers in the impacted areas are in need…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…President Paul Wenger said Farm Bureau welcomed the executive order. “Ultimately, the goal should be to provide farmers and ranchers—in California and elsewhere—the freedom to farm their land productively and…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…helps scientists identify those traits that breeders and ranchers value, according to USMARC microbiologist Michael Heaton. Heaton and his colleagues started building the panel in the 1990s and recently completed…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…landscapes, providing benefits to farmers and ranchers who enroll in the program, as well as benefits to the local and rural communities where the wetlands exist. This year, NRCS is…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…farmers and ranchers did; they saw that the new rule put the government in control of just about any patch of land, from a ranch to a city lot. If…
Cattlemen, PLC Applaud Zinke As New Interior Secretary
…Uden called it great news for American ranchers and cattle producers. “Ryan Zinke has an outstanding record of advocating for western communities and ranchers. We look forward to working with…
Farm Credit System Able To Weather Economic Downturn
Loan delinquencies and other signs of repayment problems are expected to increase in 2017 among farmers and ranchers. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says in spite of that, the farm credit…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
Wenger California Farm Bureau Leaders and Young Farmers & Ranchers Make Strong Impression By Gary Cooper, founder and president, AgNet Media, Inc. Hats off to California Farm Bureau (CFB) President…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…shortage. Most farmers and ranchers with surface supplies will experience an increased water allocation as a result of these storms’ resurgences across the state.” “While the short-term relief of this…
Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
…land grab, aimed at telling farmers and ranchers how to run their businesses. The Environmental Protection Agency failed to listen to farmers’ and ranchers’ concerns when drafting the rule and…